What is the purpose of a thesis statement?
a. to summarize the facts and statistics introduced in the paperb. to define any vocabulary needed to understand the content of the paperc. to tell the readers of the content, the argument, and direction of the paperd. to identify the issues and prejudices that the audience connects to the paper

Me read the letter. dear aunt mary, you for the wonderful painting. you are so talented! i was thrilled that you chose to paint horses. you must have remembered that i was crazy about horses when i was a little kid—and i still love them. i have hung the painting in my room so that i can see it every morning when i wake up. your loving niece, celia what makes this letter appropriate for its intended audience? it is written from the third-person point of view. it is concise and impersonal. its sentence structure is varied. its language is informal.